extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
modesty; humility; being humble
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
poisoning; kill by poison
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
second marriage; remarriage